Erect supports for Blackberries, Pears, and Raspberry canes.
Ensure that all tree fruits are adequately supported to minimise damage during bad weather.
Prepare site for new fruit trees.
Prune fruited canes on raspberries and blackberries if not done previously.
Prune Gooseberry and Black Red & White currant bushes.(save prunings for cuttings if required)
Take Black Red & White currant hardwood cutting.
Feed Black Red & White currant bushes.
Divide Blueberry, Bilberry, and Cranberry bushes.
Plant / transplant;Apple, Peach, Cherry, Filbert / Hazelnut trees,Raspberry canes, Blackberry , Black Red, White currants, Blueberry, Bilberry, Cranberry bushes, and Grape vines.
Fruit windfalls are best gathered up regularly and, if unusable burnt with any other suspect material.
If allowed to remain, windfalls may attract unwelcome pests and they may harbour disease spores such as scab.
Infected leaves that have fallen should also be raked up and burnt.
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